E&S/Specialty

Risk and reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. says it has launched the only multi-peril crop insurance product for Australian grain farmers.

In a recent research report insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh examines the hazards faced by retailers who source textile goods from low-cost markets.

The majority of todays travelers say they have no interest in purchasing Travel insurance and few say they have a good understanding of the coverage it offers.

The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors on June 26 approved the rates, which include the continued phase-in of rate increases for sinkhole coverage.

Non-life premium growth increased by 2.6 percent in 2012, buoyed by economic expansion in emerging markets and selective price increases in advanced markets that are overriding depressed interest rates, a recent study shows.

Specialty insurer Liberty International Underwriters says it has expanded its environmental impairment liability operation in the Southwest.